ISL 2018, Match 37: ATK vs FC Goa, Talking Points

The kickoff was delayed five times. (Photo: ISL)
The kickoff was delayed five times. (Photo: ISL)

Goa still had chances to win the game

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Goa looked the better side despite having a hectic journey. (Photo: ISL)
Goa looked the better side despite having a hectic journey. (Photo: ISL)

The second half was flat to begin with compared to the action in the first half. It looked like the players were literally sleepwalking out on the pitch.

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However, while ATK continued to plod around, Goa came to life in the last 20 minutes and will be kicking themselves for not having scored a second.

The first big chance fell to Mandar Rao Desai in the 74th minute. Coro managed to weave his way around the ATK defence from the right corner flag and squared a good ball for Mandar. The India winger though connected with his weaker right foot and instead of planting the ball into a gaping goal ended up hitting it to ATK keeper Debjit Majumder instead.

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Edu Bedia had the other big chance off a corner a minute later. He got up well in the air, but put his header narrowly wide. Goa offered the better threat in this game overall and could have easily come away with all three points.

Props to the Gaurs for the effort they put out considering the unfortunate sequence of events they've faced in the last 36 hours. Despite all the hassles, they looked the better team out on the pitch.

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Edited by Soumo Ghosh
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